Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Multitasking (according to Wikipedia): The ability of a person to perform more than one task at the same time.

And what does that have to do with the cookies? Well, just to tell you they're so easy you can do a bunch of other things while making them, like I did. This of course if you are a woman and so, able to multitask. If you're a man, maybe it's better to focus and do just the cookies!

Ever since I made these cookie wrapped figs, that I've been thinking about putting other fruits inside cookies. Today I've experimented with slices of banana and chocolate chip cookie dough. It was a very nice experiment!

See the banana inside?

I had a bit of baby cereal that I wanted to use, so I decided to throw it in the cookies. I love baby cereal, you know the kind I'm talking about? That milky powder one, that smells like vanilla and crushed biscuits, and that you mix with water or milk. Don't tell me I'm the only adult eating it!

I've used Cerelac, but you can use whatever or even use your go-to chocolate chip cookie dough.

So you want the recipe?

BANANA FILLED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

8 tbsp butter (114 gr)

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup moscovado sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup baby cereal

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cup AP flour

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 banana

Cream the butter with the sugars and add the egg and vanilla. Beat a bit until incorporated. Add all the powders (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cereal) and mix well. Lastly mix in chips.
Cut the banana into slices (1/2 inch-1 cm). Drop tablespoons of dough onto a cookie sheet. Put a banana slice in each one and top with more dough, covering the banana. Help with wet hands if necessary.
Bake in pre-heated over at 350ºF (180ºC) until golden brown (about 8-10 m).

Cookies were good, surprises are allways good and if they came in banana form inside a cookie, they're even better, don't you think? I couldn't really taste the baby cereal but the dough was pretty tasty, I'll put more next time. The cookies came out cakey and soft out of the oven, but crisped and became lighter when they cooled. I think they would be awesome with peanut butter chips as well.

85 comments:

Very inventive! I'm not sure I'd like the texture of the banana....I think this is the kind of thing I need to try to know for sure. Any chance you can pop over with a couple of cookies and a glass of milk?

You really are so clever! Love it. I am primate and love all things banana. Never would have thought of this. Probably should only bake what you're going to eat at the time? Did you try any the next day? Never would have thought of using baby cereal in a cookie!The pb/banana combo sounds good, and just as well pb/cc/banana--even better! Yum, Rita, yum!I'm always so happy when I read your new posts and recipes!

ok, I'm not sure what baby cereal you're talking about that smells/tastes like you describe cuz all the baby cereal I've given my girls smelled AWFUL! So awful I couldn't even bring myself to taste it (hmm, now that I think of it, why did I feed that to them?). In fact, I have some in my pantry right now if you want me to send it over! :) If not, I may just have to make these cookies!

Welllllll then aren't you a clever little cookie maker. Ms. Veggie girl does the same thing with her banana bread. Why am I clueless to using slices of whole banana in baked goods instead of mushing them up to a fine pulp? Love these, and will make them. Thanks for sharing that clever little tip.

I like the bananas in the centres, I love bananas. I haven't cooked with baby powdered cereal - but I don't remember liking it when my babies were little - so long ago. I do use the jarred pureed baby food, like carrots, in homemade pasta. So much easier than pureeing my own carrots!

Love this idea. Love bananas and chocolate together. I've thought about stuffing choc chip cookies with banana filling before, but never with actual bananas which seems much easier. What about putting a tiny spoonful of peanut butter in there?

VERY interesting! I'm curious as to what a cooked banana would taste like. Well, I suppose a banana, but warm...duh! This sounds really good, and you could act like it's ALL healthy bc it contains fruit AFTER ALL!

I'm fascinated by the addition of the baby food. I used to LOVE the potted bananas. I think I ate more than I fed my boys! Your cookies sound so yummy. Chocolate and bananas are one of my favorite combos. Very creative!